As you step out onto the balcony of the research facility, you see the sprawling city below you. Your city. The city you grew up in with your friends and family. Where you fell and skinned your knees learning how to ride a bike, where you felt rejection for the very first time, where your first kiss was. It hits …

Karen’s a bit of a mixed bag. Karen says a lot of things that we tell ourselves; that I tell myself. She thinks she’s helping. She wants to protect you from rejection and pain and hurt but she’s a double edged sword that will cut you as much as she defends you. She’s allowed to have her opinions, and some …